All things '80s

[Ble_PE]

 

[Capt Worley PE]

Classic arcade games

http://www.liketotally80s.com/top-20-80s-arcade-games.html

 

[Capt Worley PE]

The VHS-Betamax war

http://www.liketotally80s.com/vhs-vs-betamax.html

 

[Judowolf PE]

I don't remember what they were called, but just before the VHS-Beta war there was a giant laser disk device that looked like a dvd only the size of a record...The neighbors had one and they had Clash of the Titans as their only disk

 

[Ble_PE]

^You're thinking of Laserdisc and I had no idea that they came out that long ago. I thought they were closer to the late 80s.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

I don't remember what they were called, but just before the VHS-Beta war there was a giant laser disk device that looked like a dvd only the size of a record...The neighbors had one and they had Clash of the Titans as their only disk

Yeah, a friend of mine had somegodawful Erik Estrada movie on Laserdick. I have no idea what it was, and honestly, I could be wrong about Erik Estrada being in it.

But it was godawful.

 

[mudpuppy]

We had a laserdic player when I was a kid, circa 1983 or so. We used to rent discs from a shop about 20 miles from our house. Probably the only place around that rented them.

 

[MA_PE]

A friend bought a laserdisc player and a collection of discs (~200) from someone real cheap when it was realized that the discs weren't going to catch on. You had to turn the disc over 1/2 way through the movie just like playing a music LP. The quality of the image was MUCH better than VHS tape but you couldn't record on them and had to buy the pre-recorded discs.

 

[Judowolf PE]

If I remember correctly, I think any scratches at all pretty much ended the movie. They were also very expensive, like $20 a movie or something, which for the early 80's was quite a bit

 

[YMZ PE]

Every decent Asian people's party in the 90's had karaoke on Laserdisc.

 

[Judowolf PE]

I read an article last night that said laser disc was very popular in Asia, but failed to make a mark in America

 

[pbrme]

Too funny, I had a girlfriend in HS who's dad had a laser disk. Never knew it was that dated.

 

[Ble_PE]

I was in love with this woman in the late 80s:

 

[Capt Worley PE]

Remember the controversy about this?

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

I was in love with this woman in the late 80s:

Still one of the hottest women of all time...

 

[Capt Worley PE]

 

[Master slacker]

I was in love with this woman in the late 80s:

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

ummmm.......

 

[Master slacker]

Well you're not going to wish her a happy birthday? She's 50 today. Sheesh.

Happy birthday, KI!

 

[Capt Worley PE]

I saw her in some Caveman-type movie on MST3K. Her voice is annoying. I mean, REEEEEALLY annoying.